Harness-buckle



No. 626,220. Patented lune 6, |899. L. B. COMER.

HARNESS BUCKLE.

(Application med. Apr. 2, 1898.) (No Mudel.)

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LITTLE BERRY COMER, OF FARMERSVILLE, TEXAS.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,220, dated June 6,1899.

Application filed April 2, 1898.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, LITTLE BERRY COMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Farnersville, in the county of Collin and State of Texas,have invented a new and useful Harness-Buckle, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to harness or harnessbuckles, and more especiallyto the tracebuckle, to which straps from the saddle orpad and the girthare connected in side loops.

The object of my invention is to generally improve and simplify theconstruction of such buckles, while rendering them easy, reliable, andsafe in operation.

"With this object in View my invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the various partshereinafter described which go to make up said buckle, the particularpoints of novelty in which will be specifically pointed out in theclaim.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which myinvention mostnearly appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed todescribe its construction and operation, having reference to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a perspective view illustrating a buckle constructed inaccordance with my invention, with the haine-strap and trace attachedthereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig.3. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2,looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a transverse section onthe line 4 d of Fig. 2, looking to the right. Fig. 5 is a transversesection on the line 5 of Fig. 2, looking to the left.

` Like letters of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur inthe various figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A indicates the frame of thebuckle, which is provided with upwardlyprojecting sides B,which arehigher at the ends, as shown at C and D. The side loops E and F are alsoformed on the frame. All the parts hereinloefore mentioned, togetherwith the cross-bar G, connecting the Serial No. 676,196. (No model.)

upper edges of the sides B, and a center pin or tongue I-I, arepreferably cast in a single piece of malleable iron. l

I indicates the locleplate, which is formed at its forward end with alug I to facilitate handling it, and at its rear end, which is increasedin thickness, with a slot J, extending from side to side. A pin K passesthrough this slot and pivotally connects the lock-plate I between theextended ends C C of the sides of the frame of the buckle, whereby alongitudinal movement, as well as a pivotal movement, of the lock-plateI upon the pin K is permitted.

lVithin the slot J is formed an enlarged cylindrical opening L, in whichis seated a spiral spring M, the tendency of which is to throw thelock-plate I forward and seat the pin K in the reanend of the slot J.This cylindrical opening extendsthrough the outer end of the lock-plate,so that the spring may be inserted before passing the pivotal pin Kthrough the slot, said spring having a bearing at one end against theforward wall of the slot and at the other end against the pin K. Theextended ends D D of the frame of the buckle are provided with groovesN, in which the forward edges of the lock-plate I are seated when intheir normal position.

O indicates the trace, and P the llame-tug.

In the operation of my invention the trace is passed vbetween the sidepieces B of the frame A in contact with the upper face of the bottom ofthe frame and beneath the crossbar G. After passing the cross-bar G oneof the holes usually provided in the trace is passed over the'top of thepintle H, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The haine-tug P is passed in theopposite direction under the lock-plate,

which at this time should be raised, leaving plenty of room tomanipulate the end of the hame-tug.v One 0f the usual holes in the endof the hame-tug is passed over the point of the pintle II, when thelock-plate I is laid flat or as near flat as possible upon the haine-tug, pushed backward against the action of the spring M, has its edgesinserted in the grooves N, and is then released, permitting the spring Mto forcevit upward into said grooves and in close contact with the outersurface of the IOO hame-tug, securely holding both the hametug and traceagainst lbeing raised off the pintle I-I. To release the ends of thetrace and llame-tug, Ythese operations are reversed, the lock-platebeing pressed backward until its front edgesare released from thegrooves N, when it is raised sufticiently to allow it to pass l over theextended'ends D D and the lug I.

'both from the body of the buckle.

While I have illustrated and described the best means now known to mefor carrying out my invention, I do not wish to beunderstood asrestricting myself to the exact derails of construction shown, but holdthat any slight changes that might suggest themselves to the ordinarymechanic would properly fall within the limit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States,4 is- A bucklecomprising a base-plate A, the sides, B, thereon, provided withupwardlyextending ends, C and D, the latterl having grooves in theirinner sides, the cross-bar, G, and the pin or tongue, IjI, of thelock-plate, I, provided with the slot, J, in one end, the pin, K,passing through the slot and pivotally connecting the lock-plate withthe extension C of the sides of the frame, and the spring, M, locatedwithin the slot, J, in a channel formed therein and havinga forwardbearing against the forward wall of the slot and a rear bearing againstthe pivotal pin, K, substantially as described.

" LITTLE BERRY COMER.

Witnesses:

CHAs. E. LEHMAN, S. L. GEARY.

